I'm on the Ark, and I start out as Gretchen.

An Suo, who was tidying up the tent not far away, noticed that his cheap boss had been standing by the railing for a long time. Curious, he walked over and looked out the window following his gaze.

"Miss Phyllis, what are you looking at?"

"Huh? Ah..." Pado, who had just finished talking with Gretchen, was taken aback by the words beside her. She then laughed and explained, "I was just spacing out. Don't worry about it, haha."

"I see. Sometimes I space out after I've eaten." Hearing this, An Suo nodded slightly, then, as if suddenly remembering something, turned her head slightly to look at the person beside her and asked in a low voice, "So, is Miss Phyllis going out tonight?"

Pado's unusual behavior tonight—taking her out to dinner early and buying her a lot of snacks and treats because she was worried she'd be hungry—was something An Suo had noticed. That's why she guessed that her cheap boss was planning to go out again tonight.

“Oh right, what’s wrong? Don’t you want to be alone? Don’t worry, we’ll have Guantou keep you company.” Hearing this, Pado blinked her heterochromatic eyes and replied with a smile.

Actually, if she could, the cat herself wouldn't really want to be separated from the canned food, but she had no choice... In order to ensure the safety of her little brother, she had to reluctantly give it up.

"I'm not as fragile as Miss Phyllis makes me out to be. I was just asking out of curiosity." Hearing this, An Su couldn't help but "complain," but the curve of her lips betrayed her good mood.

Although Pado noticed that someone was in a good mood, given that her younger brother was a sensitive child, the cat still spoke up to explain:

"The people investigating this time are a bit dangerous. I'll take you along when my smuggling skills have improved."

"I know

"Well, I still stand by what I said: Boss Phyllis must come back alive... no, for a long time!" Upon hearing this, An Suo first nodded, then said with a sly glint in his eyes.

"?"

"An Suo, you're at it again! I'll definitely outlive you!"

After hearing An Suo's joke, Pado raised an eyebrow and pounced on her, and the two started playfully fighting.

……

As time passed and night fell, Pado also woke up through the canned food's wake-up call service.

"Oh dear, are we starting so soon? This mission is over, I'm not going to be so diligent anymore... Ah." Pado muttered to herself while yawning as she just woke up.

However, despite saying that, she didn't delay getting out of bed at all.

"Meow~"

P.S.: My grand ambitions were suddenly shattered by little Kaven. But it's not a big deal; these past two days I've been figuring out how Cat can investigate the intelligence reports and what happened at Wei Er's house…

While I never actually said I was going to steal bank cards, the idea of ​​him keeping a secret stash of cash is really bothering me. He's a city lord, after all. What do you think he would use as his secret stash? Gems? Crimson gold? Or maybe just a stack of Lungmen dollars?

Chapter 48 "Troublesome" Problems

However, when Pado sneaked up to the vicinity of Wei Yanwu's luxurious villa at night, she discovered a problem.

Honestly, even though I was mentally prepared before coming, when I actually faced a giant villa covered with surveillance cameras with almost no blind spots and people patrolling regularly, I still felt a bit uneasy.

After spending some time in Lungmen, Pado also realized the trouble with the surveillance cameras, because it was too easy to get caught on camera without even realizing it... There weren't so many of these things in Twilight Street before, it can only be said that times... no, the world has progressed.

"It's completely airtight... This is so troublesome."

After a brief, distant observation of the villa, Pado began to have second thoughts.

It wasn't that Maomao was afraid; her main purpose tonight was simply to gather information, not to take direct action. So, since she couldn't get the information she wanted, there was no need to waste any more time here.

Besides, this is, after all, the home of a governor. If Pado accidentally causes any trouble tonight, she won't be able to do it discreetly later. It won't be buying goods anymore; it will be outright robbery...

Then, once the "outright robbery" is over, the very thing that Cat Cat absolutely hates will happen: the wanted poster will spread throughout the entire city...

So, just to be on the safe side, Cat decided to make a strategic retreat today; she was careless this time.

……

'Haha, I didn't expect you to make a mistake, Pado!' After noticing what happened to Pado, Xiaoshi couldn't help but come over to "taunt" her.

Hearing Xiao Shi's praise, Pado, who was on her way back, couldn't help but shrug and reply:

"We can't really do anything about it. We can't just use the Divine Key you gave us, Boss, to take pictures of them one by one. If we did, my city-wide wanted poster would be out the next day when they wake up!"

"Oh, Padma, all you want to know is the layout of that villa, right? That's easy, just leave it to me. Tomorrow I'll use a little trick to get you what you want to know. Heh heh~"

After saying that, Xiao Shi gave two proud hums.

After hearing Xiao Shi's words, Pa Duo's fluffy ears perked up, and she excitedly thought to herself:

"Wow! Really?! Boss, you're amazing! You're so good to us!"

Oh, good thing you know!

With Xiao Shi's assurance, Pado stopped worrying about the matter and relaxed, returning to her lodgings to sleep in a great mood.

Although the cat thinks it's in great shape, who would want to stay up all night if they can sleep?

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The next morning—

"Did Miss Phyllis come home early last night?"

Looking at the energetic Pado when she woke up in the morning, An Suo asked in a low voice.

Hearing the question coming from not far away, Pado, who was stretching lazily, paused, then answered lazily:

"Well, yesterday's operation wasn't very successful. I've already asked others for help today."

"Then... is there anything I can do to help?" Hearing this, An Suo hesitated for a moment before continuing to ask.

Although Miss Purple Rabbit was self-aware enough to know that even her cheap boss couldn't complete the task, she certainly couldn't either. But for various reasons, she felt it was still necessary to ask.

After all, I've been having a very comfortable time with them these past two days... It's fine for a short time, but if I'm in a slacking-off state for a long time, I might get disliked by them at any time.

"Help me... I don't need it for the next few days, but there is something I really need your help with." In response to An Suo's question, Pado reached out and touched her chin, thinking for a moment before speaking.

"what's up?"

Facing the curious gaze from An Suo, Pa Duo didn't beat around the bush and directly stated her plan:

"It's about helping us collect lists or information about important figures in Longmen. After all, strictly speaking, I'm not very familiar with this city."

"That's all?"

After hearing this, An Suo, who thought there was some important mission involved, couldn't help but purse his lips.

Although Miss Purple Rabbit knew she wasn't up to the task of handling dangerous missions, she considered this basic task no different from just slacking off.

Especially considering that she has known a lot of information over the years, and has recently learned some new skills in Patonani.

"Well, that's all for now. I'll probably be quite busy for the next few days, so you're free to do as you please. I'll have Canned Food keep you company." Seeing An Suo's little expression, Pado helplessly shrugged and gave him instructions.

"If we happen to meet outside, just pretend you don't know me. If you encounter danger while I'm away, throw the can out to cushion your fall!"

"Meow!"

As soon as Pado finished speaking, the canned food in An Suo's arms protested with a dissatisfied expression.

"Um...is this not a good idea?" As she spoke, she reached out and gently stroked the little head of the cat in her arms to comfort it.

"Don't worry, don't worry. Even if you get into trouble, the canned food will be fine. You have to trust it." Hearing this, Pado gently waved her hand at An Suo and said.

It's really not the cat's fault for not caring about canned food; it's mainly because she thinks her fat cat is much stronger than her own frail little brother.

"Wow...canned food is really that amazing?"

Although after spending these few days together, An Suo discovered that the canned food was different from others, and also noticed Pado's special interactions with it.

However, all of this can ultimately be attributed to human nature and tacit understanding, so she was still a little surprised when the cheap boss said this.

"Of course, otherwise why would we let the canned food keep you company every day? Sometimes we even let it stay behind to cover our retreat, but usually, doing that comes at a considerable price..."

"Wh...what price?" An Suo looked at Pado, who was now serious and cryptic at the end of her sentence, and couldn't help but swallow before asking.

"Of course it's... cat food and dried fish! Haha, after all, cats need to be pampered too."

"Eh……"

"Even if you need something small and want cat food to help you, you can bribe it with cat food or treats."

"Is this actually possible?"

"of course……"

……

Just as Pado was imparting various bits of knowledge to her younger brother, a familiar voice suddenly rang out from the depths of her heart, diverting her attention.

'Padre, I've gathered the information you requested. It really is just a trivial matter; my great Herrscher of Knowledge handled it with ease!'

P.S.: Sister Jian is so cool, but I can't come up with a reasonable way to seduce her in the novel, no matter how hard I try. Damn it, my cool sister!

Kaven... and an announcement (important)

These past two days I've been sitting in front of the computer, revising and deleting, deleting and rewriting... I haven't been able to produce any good quality drafts at all, and I've trapped myself in a dead end again.

I'll just talk about the novel today. Actually, I'm very clear about what's wrong with this novel, including why my updates have been so consistently slow...

Aside from this volume, where I encountered numerous plot blocks due to being stuck on the character settings, most of the other times I struggled and wrote slowly were because I hadn't clearly defined the core of the book from the beginning. In other words, in my opinion, this book lacks a core...

Although I did write an outline for this book, I didn't think about it too deeply at the beginning. The reason I wrote this book was just for fun and to have some fun, which resulted in the outline of each volume being a general overview of how to get things going and the general process.

This led to two problems. First, because the initial outline wasn't very detailed, problems like the one the cat encountered later on got stuck on due to the details. Second, the focus was solely on adding fun elements, with no thought given to the core concepts...

You can understand my core message as the real main storyline and core concept. In fact, based on the current direction of this book and the ending I have decided on, it should be about [reducing the suffering of this continent and trying to keep it peaceful].

However, so far, regardless of the protagonist's identity, there has been no indication of this... You may not realize it, but I am very clear about it.

The little girl wanted the snake to research an antidote because she didn't want her friend to die.

Snake went to Rhine Lab to fulfill the little girl's (his) wish, and later even brought some deals with the commander.

As for the situation with the goose, to be honest, the idea of ​​having the system semi-force the falling meteorite to summon Sirin was something I struggled with for a long time, and it was the result of a long discussion with others in the group.

Because I felt it somewhat contradicted the core of the book that I hadn't shown, plus the character of the silly goose... Then this incident caused a chain reaction, so the silly goose didn't really redeem or protect anything. After all, in a sense, the origin of this incident was herself, or rather, her system.

This also highlights the problem of the outline not being detailed enough. Because this section of my outline was marked as "a major crisis," but I didn't specify the exact crisis, which caused me to get stuck when I was writing that part…

Having given the three examples above, there's not much else to say; it's just a bunch of cats.

The cat, without any ulterior motives, helped a stranger who was infected and in need of assistance...

If I were to condense the above issues into a single sentence, it would be that compared to the people of Terra who have faith and goals, the aimless, "acting" protagonist appears so leisurely and hypocritical in my eyes...

Actually, I realized about this kernel issue a long time ago, but I've been stuck on it for so long and still don't know how to add it in.

Especially if you don't like watching this kind of plot.

Chapter 49 Split Up (They're Back!)